Right, if only government had even more money, then all our problems would be solved!

Wolf thinks he's accomplishing pandering to the conservative majority of his district, and he's absolutely right. Remember, politicians and bureacrats most often make decisions that serve their own interests, not the interests of those they ostensibly represent or the public at large. There's a whole school of economic thought called "public choice" that studies this phenomenon.

Yes, the U.S. has the equivalent to parliamentary privilege, and it's been used in living memory rather famously. During the Vietnam War era, Mike Gravel, a Senator from Alaska, included the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record, meaning they were then publicly available. He was protected by Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution, which among other things says about members of Congress that "for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place." ("Speech" includes inclusions into the Congressional Record.)

If the goal is realism, then even if it's not research, doesn't that mean it's even better?

For students who want an education, no honor code is needed. For students who just want a credential, no honor code is sufficient.

It does indeed say more, but it doesn't say that he's crazy.

That's because far too many Americans are still too busy crowing about how they live in the number one country in the world to realize that they aren't anywhere near as free as they ought to be and that overall the dial is moving in the wrong direction. You can't fix a problem you won't acknowledge.

Yes, and a real fire sale, not the lame one they offered to teachers/professors. I mean, when the "special" price for the Surface RT with the Type Keyboard Cover is $289, I for one will still prefer a Samsung Chromebook.

Right, because everyone would trust that.

Good ol' Tom's. Nothing beats that.

Huh. I'm a Linux Mint user, and I don't get it.

(And sad as it is that I need to include this, yes, I am going for funny here.)

This sort of ignorance is bad, but at least it means there's less competition for those of us who realize that places like Nigeria are fast becoming some of the best markets for goods and services in the world.

Nah, it just wouldn't be the same. Greenland doesn't have enough radioactivity and it has way too much air.

Depending on what you mean by "attacked", I'm down.

The word for a guy, you mean?